Do you aim to get each day?
I have a friend who was successful in losing a great deal of weight. She is now an avid marathon runner and has maintained her weight loss for well over a year now. She said that she drinks her weight in pounds in ounces of water each day. Holy cow! I don't know if I could drink 200 ounces of water each day!

I've been back on atkins for three weeks and am drinking half my weight in ounces of water. I can't believe how many times I go to the bathroom. But I really think it's helping me stay on track because of so much focus on water I'm not thinking of food much. Plus, my dog loves to play with all the gallon jugs!

I drink a ton of liquid all day long, mostly water but coffee, tea, sometimes a diet soda. I'm really thirsty and I suffer from leg cramps if I let myself get dehydrated. I stopped counting some time ago but the last time I tracked it was at least 100 oz, usually more. I just let thirst guide me.

I drink 64oz. I fill up a 32oz. Mason Jar with a slice of lemon and lime. I'll drink 2 of these throughout the day.

I'll drink maybe 40 more oz. of decaf herbal or green tea in the afternoon and evening. Mostly the tea is a hand to mouth thing. It gives me something to do after dinner. I put a dash of cinnamon in and call it dessert.

It varies, but between 64-128 ounces each day. I don't aim for any amount, but I have a 32 ounce bottle I fill and drink throughout the day (often with a splash of lemon). Very rarely am I ever under 64 ounces.

If at first you don't succeed, try doing it by the book...It's not a stall when you're cheating!If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as any other. (Yiddish Proverb)~Proud to be a Famous Banta Babe~

If you drink a lot of water all at once your body cannot use it that quickly and excretes it unused. Sports drinks are seemingly better absorbed. They have salt added that the body craves after workout and therefore gets metabolised quicker. The sugar in the drinks masks the salt. If you are drinking a lot water is almost a diuretic. Adding a tiny bit of salt makes it more useable to the body ansd slows the passing . Excess water leaches minerals from your food intake. Chinese doctors recommend not to eat and drink together.

I was working out in the heat yesterday afternoon. Got to feeling really bad so went inside and got a two quart jug of ice water. Drank the whole thing in about an hour while I finished my job. Felt much better Immediately. Guess I was dehydrated when I started and working in the heat made it much worse. We need a lot of water on LC that is for sure.

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I drink about 80-96 ounces a day. I was told by my doctor that women should not exceed 100oz as you can start leeching minerals. I think there's some disagreement over the recommended amount, but NIH, which is highly respected and often cited in clinical publications, recommends 2.2 liters for women (9 cups) and 3 liters for men (13 cups). All I know is, when I hover around 80, I stave off salt-related water retention and its helps with regularity.

Mswoods - just read your comment again and wanted to mention that caffeine bevs actually cause you to leech calcium from your bones, so you may wish to monitor your calcium intake, just to be sure you're maintaining good levels oh how I love my coffee!!